Secretary General Anada Tiéga's itinerary, February 2010

11/02/2010

1 Panama: from 9 to 12 February with Maria Rivera, SRA for the Americas

a. to meet with the Ramsar Administrative Authority to discuss the implementation of the Convention
b. to attend a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Ramsar Regional Center for Training and Research on Wetlands in the Western Hemisphere (CREHO)

2 USA : from 13 to 19 February with Maria Rivera, SRA for the Americas

a. to meet with USA officials, including relevant officials from the Department of State, the Ministry of Interior, and the Fish and Wildlife Service
b. to make field visits in Florida, including Ramsar sites
c. to meet with the World Bank
d. to meet with the GEF Secretariat
e. to meet with other relevant organizations

3 Republic of Korea: from 21 to 22 February with Llewellyn Young, SRA for Asia and Oceania

a. To meet with Ramsar Administrative Authority
b. To discuss with the Chairman of the Ramsar Standing Committee
c. To meet with NGOs and other stakeholders

4 Bali, Indonesia: from 23 to 26 February

a. To attend the 11th Special session of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) .

The Convention today

Number of » Contracting Parties: 167 Sites designated for the
» List of Wetlands of
International Importance: 2,122 Total surface area of designated sites (hectares): 205,366,160

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